Focus: Psychology

Alli Spotts-De Lazzer

Alli Spotts-De Lazzer is a licensed therapist (LMFT, LPCC) and eating disorders specialist (CEDS-C, IEDS) with nearly 20 years of clinical experience. Her teaching focuses on translating complex mental health concepts into practical, attuned care. She has presented over 50 workshops at conferences, universities, and training facilities. Alli is the lead author of My Child…
Amanda Fenn, MS, LPC, LMHC, PPS

Amanda Fenn, MS, LPC, LMHC, PPS, is an adjunct faculty member who has been teaching in master’s-level counseling and psychology programs since 2018. She is currently a doctoral candidate (ABD) in Counselor Education and Supervision, where her dissertation focuses on research pedagogy and the development of research identity among counseling students. Her current primary teaching…
Nicole Freeman, LMFT, LPCC

I began working with children and adolescents in 2003 when my daughters entered school. I was actively involved in The Open Classroom, a co-op specializing in alternative learning methods for students. I worked as a freelance graphic artist before receiving my master’s degree in counseling psychology with an emphasis in professional clinical counseling and depth…
Ali Cortes, LMFT

Ali Cortes (she/ella) LMFT is a first-gen Latine psychotherapist born in Mexico City. She and her family immigrated to California and together navigated the world without losing their love for their culture and values. She graduated from UCSB and Antioch University with an emphasis on Psychology, Latino Mental Health, and Women in Leadership. She is…
Kristina Justice Gordon, LMFT

Kristina is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a passion for supporting students, families, and communities through a trauma-informed and culturally responsive lens. She has extensive experience in school-based mental health, clinical supervision, and community-focused care. At Antioch University, she teaches graduate-level courses in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Systems Theories, and Practicum, emphasizing…
Niloofar Alishahi, MA, LCAT, ATR-BC

Niloofar Alishahi, MA, LCAT, ATR-BC is a licensed and board-certified creative arts therapist and an advanced mind-body medicine practitioner trained through The Center for Mind-Body Medicine. Her work bridges art therapy, drama therapy, and expressive arts with somatic approaches such as Focusing, trauma-informed drama therapy, and psychodrama. Niloofar’s clinical and teaching philosophy is rooted in…

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